NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malawi
Malawi: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Malawi 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Chad 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Eritrea 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Mozambique 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Malawi ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.